What: The Future Award Africa honourees reception dinner. Where: Heirs Holding, Ikoyi, Lagos. When: August 16, 2013. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Oge Okonkwo Nollywood actress, has been announced as a judge for one of UK’s largest ethnic beauty pageant, the Miss Black Africa UK competition, 2013. The event will hold at the Royal Regency, London, UK, on Saturday 5th October 2013. Ini will be judging alongside other international stars such as fashion designer Adebayo Jones, Charles Ven, Sporah Njau (Tanzania), Jenni Steele (Jamaica),... Read More
by Adeola Adelabu Where was ASUU when Governor Fashola successfully commercialized education in Lagos State University? Who rents out their Boys Quaters to students who are not connected enough to get accommodation in the Halls of residence at outrageous prices (even though it’s illegal)? Nigerians were once reputed to be the happiest people in the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The headless body of a 17-year-old girl, identified as Chioma Emeka Ikwuagwu was found in the bush, covered with palm leaves and her head which was separated entirely, was lying beside her body as her blood formed a pool on the leaves. Miss Ikwuagwu, was attacked and grusomely beheaded in Ukome, Ibeku, the home town... Read More
by Muyiwa Adetiba It is one thing to defend your turf. We all have to do that from time to time. But to use ethnicity and tribal sentiment as the core reason for attacking— or defending— every position is taking us out of the 21st century. If the stories around a ‘certain deportation’ leave an unpleasant... Read More
by Isi Esene MTN Project Fame contestants welcomed the duo of Chude Jideonwo and OloriSupergal for a master class in Social Media. The contestants had a full doze of lecture on social media and how it would affect their lives after the competition. You can watch the housemates listen intently to what these duo had... Read More
by Akan Ido Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic brought her A-game as usual to The Future Awards Africa honourees reception which took place yesterday at Heirs Holdings, Ikoyi, Lagos. The sexy actress wore a shimmering gold dress, a grey flowing skirt jazzed-up with a high slit and a high-heeled black shoe which completes her classy ensemble.... Read More
by Akan Ido The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) Honourees reception which took place yesterday at Heirs Holdings, Ikoyi, Lagos saw music sensation, Iyanya gracing the red carpet with beautiful Emma Nyra. Iyanya was his usual bubbly self and Emma Nyra can’t look more sexy in her monochrome outfit perfectly accentuating her stunning figure. The evening... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A 27-year-old student, Chukwu Ramsey Onyekaozuru, was nabbed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as he attempted to smuggle 5.300kg of cannabis and 660 grammes of heroin to Rome, Italy. Mr. Onyekaozuru, who claimed to be a former Philosophy student at the Ebonyi State University, was caught during the outward screening... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The Imo state police command, has arrested three suspected kidnappers of the wife of the traditional ruler of Nkwumeto autonomous community, Imo state, Eze Basil Nwokeke. The suspected kidnappers were caught while trying to negotiate ransom with the family of the monarch. This was made in a statement by the state police public relations... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A motor accident involving some female members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who took part in “Nigerian Women Rally for Peace and Empowerment” organised by the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, was said to have occurred on Friday, at the Federal Captial Territory, Abuja, in which one person died and five... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A disgruntled man, 48-year-old Gbenga Awoyode, asked the court to grant him a divorce as he narrated to the Alagbado Grade A Customary Court, his wife’s immoral ways. Mr. Awoyode, a night security guard at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, told the court that his nightly duties gave his wife a good opportunity to engage in... Read More
As many sought to escape the violence that rang out on the streets of Cairo Friday, some risked life and limb to avoid gunfire. In photos and videos shared on social media, people are seen jumping and falling off a Cairo bridge. Sarah Carr, a journalist who is on the ground in Cairo, described the scene in a... Read More
by Ekerete Udoh Mr. Chairman, I am afraid if you don’t begin to weave a beautiful narrative on a different governance model and reduce your personal attacks on the president, you may find out rather belatedly that Nigerians have already soured on your party and once they had defined you along certain lines, it would... Read More
A man and his wife were killed after their vehicles crashed in a near head-on collision last night. Tracy Renee Arnold, 40, was riding her YZ85 Yamaha dirt bike in one direction while Michael David Arnold II, 36, was riding a Yamaha Banshee ATV in the opposite direction on a rural two-lane road in Brooksville,... Read More
by Hassan Muhammad Jallo Your glorious image as an excellent God-fearing leader, father, peacemaker, diplomat and a living legend of our time, remains positive in the minds and memories of the Nigerian majority. Today, August 17, would appear to onlookers as a day like any other day. But to true Nigerians, it is a day... Read More
by Dele Momodu No matter how much you portray yourself to be humble and absolutely loyal to the Him-on-High in Abuja, it is a wasted effort. Your future ambition screams from afar. Anyone discerning enough would know you’re heading somewhere and don’t think President Jonathan is fooled about your voluptuous desire. Your Excellency, I find... Read More
by Sunday Akin Dare Bisi Akande is the leader of an opposition party, a partisan political figure. If they saw fit to reply, the response should have come from the PDP’s over-exercised mouth. The statement issued by Reuben Abati the official spokesperson for the presidency on 11th of August 2013 criticizing the interim chairman of... Read More
It was a show of shame at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State chapter, headquarters, as two middle-aged Europe-based deportees threw caution to the wind and engaged in fisticuffs over a mother-of-three (names withheld) who is the proprietress of a restaurant within the secretariat’s premises. One of the deportees who has been co-habiting... Read More
Mr. Marshal Chukwdike, a Millennium Development Goal, MDG, Ambassador, yesterday narrated his ordeal in the hands of his abductors, who kept him in their den for seven days while demanding ransom of N150 million. Though Chukwudike declined to say how much his family paid for his release, it was gathered that N5 million was eventually... Read More
The abduction of a five-year-old girl, Oluwaseun Ogungbemile, at the Redemption Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has thrown her parents into panic. It was learnt that the girl, in company with her parents, had gone to the camp at Kilometre 46 on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, to attend the one-week annual... Read More
A 43-year old carpenter has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for allegedly beating up a professor. Solomon Babalola, the carpenter, allegedly assaulted Professor Adeniyi Adegoriola, who is his co-tenant at their residence in Ikotun, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. Adegoriola is a professor of Petroleum Engineering and the head of Geology Department at... Read More
A 12-year-old boy helped soothe a fearful South Carolina community Thursday when he, alongside his grandfather, wrangled an 8-foot alligator that just one day before had attacked a woman out walking her dogs. Joey Maffo was right there with his grandfather Joe, who runs Hilton Head Island’s Critter Management, on Thursday when he bagged the... Read More
An 18-year-old accused of killing a bicyclist with his car has had a vehicular manslaughter charge upgraded to murder in part because he had previously boasted about speeding on Twitter. prosecutors said Thursday. Cody Hall, of Pleasanton, was being held without bail after he was charged Wednesday with the murder of 58-year-old Diana Hersevoort. Hall... Read More
Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a teenage student was found dumped in an open grave at a cemetery yesterday morning. Melissa K Rodriguez, 19, a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was found dead at the Graceland Park Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska, by a worker making preparations to bury a... Read More
by Timawus Mathias There is no gainsaying the fact. Lamido is more prepared for the greater challenge of the Presidency of Nigeria, than President Goodluck was when he was elected. Indeed, running on his own, President Jonathan never won an election running until that which Lamido helped to steamroll. It is not about his desire... Read More
by Mike Jackson Running and walking can be part of your interval training routine and do not forget to warm up and cool down if your take up running for weight loss. Exercises that burn stomach fat fast # 1: Running or walking Okay, you’re probably thinking, ‘How does moving your legs shrink those love... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode And I am not referring to any of those exciteable individuals whose emotions have beclouded their thinking and who have called me a ‘’scallywag’’ and all manner of other interesting and unsavoury names and who have said that I ought to be in jail or in a drug rehabilitation centre. Those that... Read More
by Krystle Crossman If you are sad, try these tricks to become joyful again so that you don’t end up depressed. We can all get a little sad from time to time. Sometimes it is just because we have had a bad day, or saw something sad in the news. Other times it can turn... Read More